Post your American battle rifles.

Yes, M14 was capable of full auto fire.

Never going to happen. In the eyes of the Government, once a machine gun, always a machine gun. In theory, the rifles could be taken apart, and the parts sold off, or the demilled rifles could be sold complete, but with the current administration, that is pretty unlikely.
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it already happened. CMP sold M14 build kits(everything but the receiver and fire control group). technically not complete or original US surplus but as close as it is possible to get with M14s. M16s? I hope that they do that some day.
 
I like springfield as a company and after owning an M1, the M1A sounds like it's a great set of improvements. however since the M1A costs twice as much(minimum) as what I payed for my M1, I probably won't own one either unless I get one for a steal.
 
Here's another old warhorse...a model 1917 Winchester that was manufactured on December 14, 1917 and still has the original 12-17 barrel. I would hate to have been on the receiving end of a buttstroke from this rifle, as it's about as solid as a piece of drilling pipe.
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Love those 1917 and 1914 "Enfields". Don't have any left myself, but very nice gents. Probably shoulda kept the USGI M1 Carbine; would have, had I had a wife or kids around.
 
Two M1 Garands; one 1944 Springfield, one 1955 Harrington & Richardson. Both from the CMP:

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And one 1943 Smith-Corona 1903-A3, a very recent pickup from a surprise release from the CMP at the National Matches this year:

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With the lone exception of the Springfield M1903 rifle, the M14 rifle
remains the longest serving rifle used by units of the U.S. Armed forces.

My M21A5 EBR

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View attachment 96326Top to bottom: 1898 Springfield 30-40 Krag, An all Winchester M1917, Smith Corona 03A3, SA M1 Garand, and my favorite, a 100% correct type 2 Remington Rand.

I want to add a M1 Carbine and M1A to the collection some day
 
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AR15 Carbine
A2 Service Match
SA M1a
11/42 Inland
Garand
1903A3
P17
1896 Krag

The AR carbine was sold and replaced with this.

The M1a was sold and replaced with this

and I turned the 03A3 into a clone of a Korean era A4 that I saw
 
poor little krag... I have yet to ever see one in person that hasn't been sporterized... I'm starting to think they're all gone except for a couple pieces hoarded here and there.
 
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